| Rheumatologic manifestations of brucellosis. | |
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PMID: 20091312 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Brucellosis, an endemic disease in certain parts of the world is usually accompanied by osteoarticular involvement. The present study was performed to determine the types and frequency of rheumatologic manifestations in patients with brucellosis diagnosed in the north of Iran. Diagnosis of active brucellosis was based on the serological tests along with compatible clinical findings. Musculoskeletal involvement of brucellosis was confirmed by clinical and radiographic examinations; 51 (32 males, 19 females) patients with mean (SD) age of 35 (19) years old were studied. Rheumatological manifestations were observed in 94% of patients. The most frequent skeletal findings in order of frequency were peripheral arthritis, sacroiliitis; and spondylitis which occured in 37; 31 and 8% of patients, respectively. Back pain, arthralgia, myalgia, and enthesopathy were also reported in 49, 34, 11.7% of patients, respectively. Based on the findings of this study, rheumatologic manifestations are common in brucellosis; therefore, in the endemic areas, brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with any type of rheumatologic manifestations. |
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Behzad Heidari; Parham Heidari |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-01-21 |
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Title: Rheumatology international Volume: 31 ISSN: 1437-160X ISO Abbreviation: Rheumatol. Int. Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-05-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8206885 Medline TA: Rheumatol Int Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 721-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, heidaribeh@yahoo.com. |
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